SV Rocinante - 2005
From Haverstraw, NY to Penobscot Bay, Maine. The trip is scheduled to last approximately 30 days, leaving Haverstraw on August 1st, 2005
tracking : 19 recorded positions
tracking : 19 recorded positions
| Last Position: 41°13'0.12 N 73°58'0.12 W on August 5th 2005 @ 19:09 |
Ship's Log:
OK folks... today is August 5th and we are about two inches away from where we started... thatīs right, we are still in our slip.
This morning, after a 10 AM conference call with Citigroup, we headed out.
We filled out tanks with water, pulled out of our slip and headed over to the fuel dock. We filled up the tanks, filled up an extra 5-gallon jug, filled the tanks for the tender, pumped out our waste tanks and grabbed a bag of ice.
We headed out into Haverstraw bay and... we couldnīt get above 3 knots with black smoke coming out the exhaust... WONDERFUL!
Quick call to my marine connection George, and we determine itīs barnacle build up on the prop... done in by a crustacean!
We head back to the slip, I done the mask. snorkel and fins (yes, I have pictures) and under the boat I go.
Well, canīt see a damn thing, donīt really know where the heck the prop is... I mean, I know in relative terms, but when youīre diving under the boat holding your breath with the hopes of scraping barnacles off the prop, you need to know EXACTLY where it is!
Needless to say, George is a bit wealthier... he showed up with his scuba gear, dived under the boat and 15 minutes later emerged triumphant... not more barnacles!
Headed out for a test run... speed is much better, still some black smoke, but George assures me itīs just residue at this point.
I guess tomorrow is another day...
As I once read, the difference between an ordeal and an adventure, is Attitude... we are on one heck of an ADVENTURE!
Till next time,
Carlos & Maria
SV Rocinante ..._/)
This morning, after a 10 AM conference call with Citigroup, we headed out.
We filled out tanks with water, pulled out of our slip and headed over to the fuel dock. We filled up the tanks, filled up an extra 5-gallon jug, filled the tanks for the tender, pumped out our waste tanks and grabbed a bag of ice.
We headed out into Haverstraw bay and... we couldnīt get above 3 knots with black smoke coming out the exhaust... WONDERFUL!
Quick call to my marine connection George, and we determine itīs barnacle build up on the prop... done in by a crustacean!
We head back to the slip, I done the mask. snorkel and fins (yes, I have pictures) and under the boat I go.
Well, canīt see a damn thing, donīt really know where the heck the prop is... I mean, I know in relative terms, but when youīre diving under the boat holding your breath with the hopes of scraping barnacles off the prop, you need to know EXACTLY where it is!
Needless to say, George is a bit wealthier... he showed up with his scuba gear, dived under the boat and 15 minutes later emerged triumphant... not more barnacles!
Headed out for a test run... speed is much better, still some black smoke, but George assures me itīs just residue at this point.
I guess tomorrow is another day...
As I once read, the difference between an ordeal and an adventure, is Attitude... we are on one heck of an ADVENTURE!
Till next time,
Carlos & Maria
SV Rocinante ..._/)
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